On Sat, May 02, 2026 at 07:42:57PM +0530, Athira Rajeev wrote:
> The format_alias() function in util/pmu.c has a check to
> detect whether the event has parameterized field ( =? ).
> The string alias->terms contains the event and if the event
> has user configurable parameter, there will be presence of
> sub string "=?" in the alias->terms.
>
> Snippet of code:
>
> /* Paramemterized events have the parameters shown. */
> if (strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
> /* No parameters. */
> snprintf(buf, len, "%.*s/%s/", (int)pmu_name_len, pmu->name,
> alias->name);
>
> if "strstr" contains the substring, it returns a pointer
> and hence enters the above check which is not the expected
> check. And hence "perf list" doesn't have the parameterized
> fields in the result.
>
> Fix this check to use:
>
> if (!strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
>
> With this change, perf list shows the events correctly with
> the strings showing parameters.
Any real examples?
Thanks,
Namhyung
>
> Signed-off-by: Athira Rajeev <[email protected]>
> ---
> Changelog:
> v2 -> v3:
> Split the strstr correction in a single patch
>
> tools/perf/util/pmu.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
> index 23337d2fa281..0b8d58543f17 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
> @@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ static char *format_alias(char *buf, int len, const
> struct perf_pmu *pmu,
> skip_duplicate_pmus);
>
> /* Paramemterized events have the parameters shown. */
> - if (strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
> + if (!strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
> /* No parameters. */
> snprintf(buf, len, "%.*s/%s/", (int)pmu_name_len, pmu->name,
> alias->name);
> return buf;
> --
> 2.47.3
>
